vivo U20 vs realme 5s 128GB

Comparing the vivo U20 vs realme 5s 128GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo U20 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,566, while realme 5s 128GB scores 1,373, making vivo U20 the better performer.

Display: vivo U20 offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while realme 5s 128GB offers 6.5 inches, making vivo U20 the larger display of the two. Both vivo U20 and realme 5s 128GB feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: realme 5s 128GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while vivo U20 offers 16 MP, making realme 5s 128GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo U20 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while realme 5s 128GB offers 13 MP, making vivo U20 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both vivo U20 and realme 5s 128GB offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: vivo U20 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme 5s 128GB offers 128 GB, making vivo U20 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: vivo U20 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme 5s 128GB is rated 7.

User Rating: realme 5s 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while vivo U20 has a rating of 4.3.

vivo U20

₹11,989

(Discontinued)

realme 5s 128GB

₹12,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

28 Nov, 2019

29 Nov, 2019

16 Jul, 2026

Performance

		N/A
Snapdragon 675	Snapdragon 665	Unisoc T7100
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display

		N/A
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)	N/A
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

		N/A
16 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	N/A
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera

		N/A
16 MP	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP

Battery

		N/A
5000 mAh	5000 mAh	5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging	N/A	10W
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	64 GB
UFS 2.1	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Great design
Strong performance
Amazing battery life

Attractive pricing
Massive 5,000mAh battery
Capable performance
Good software experience

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Camera quality could've been better
Heavy UI

48MP camera is more of a gimmick
Macro mode is still bad
Display isn't the greatest

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(28,740 ratings)

4.5/5

(299,364 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

210,757 AnTuTu Score	168,989 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	19h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Nov 29, 2019

(Official)

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v15

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

ColorOS

Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 675

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Unisoc T7100

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 612

Adreno 610

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

210,757

168,989

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

25.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

31.7 %

25.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

N/A

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

395 ppi

270 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %

82.07 %

N/A

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.3 %

89 %

N/A

Design

Height

162.15 mm

164.4 mm

N/A

Width

76.47 mm

75.6 mm

N/A

Thickness

8.89 mm

9.3 mm

8.49 mm

Weight

193 grams

198 grams

N/A

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78IMX499 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.81/2.86" sensor size ISO-CELL 1.25µm pixel size

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 48.9 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

N/A

Yes 10W

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

19h 04m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 52m 50s

2h 41m 5s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

eMMC 5.1

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

N/A

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